diff --git a/backend/src/langs.ts b/backend/src/langs.ts
index dc16b32..76bedac 100644
--- a/backend/src/langs.ts
+++ b/backend/src/langs.ts
@@ -1678,6 +1678,9 @@ end.
       input: `print ("Hello, world!\\n");
 `,
     },
+    lsp: {
+      start: `perl -MPerl::LanguageServer -e Perl::LanguageServer::run`,
+    },
     template: `print("Hello, world!\\n");
 `,
   },
diff --git a/scripts/docker-install-phase3c.bash b/scripts/docker-install-phase3c.bash
index b02aa5e..1e39c32 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-install-phase3c.bash
+++ b/scripts/docker-install-phase3c.bash
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ octave
 fpc
 
 # Perl
+libperl-dev
 perl
 perlconsole
 
diff --git a/scripts/docker-install-phase5.bash b/scripts/docker-install-phase5.bash
index 0295931..f58b91f 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-install-phase5.bash
+++ b/scripts/docker-install-phase5.bash
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ ln -s /opt/opam/default/bin/refmt /usr/local/bin/refmt
 # Perl
 cpanm -n Devel::REPL
 cpanm -n Perl::Tidy
+cpanm -n Perl::LanguageServer
 
 # PHP
 npm install -g intelephense